Need some help with Photoshop Elements

Cloud · 10-13-2008, 10:34 AM

if anyone is good with it. I don't know why I'm not able to "get" photos. Just dumb, I guess.

I use it at work--clients send us photos. Single photos I have no problem with, but I've received several slideshow presentations from a client via email in .pdf, and I can't figure out how to work with them. I need to be able to work with the photos individually.

I figured out how to import the slide show, but they appear in a lump. Can I separate them? Or, do I need to ask the client to send them separately in .jpg format?

Cicero · 10-13-2008, 10:45 AM

You will not be able to manipulate the pdf. unless you have the option in acrobat to screen capture it (the photos) which lowers the quality of the image. Just have them send it as a different file type and separately. Just ask for a copy of the original photos. (so quality doesn't suffer) I'm pretty sure you don't have a different graphics program on that comp right?

Your instincts are correct ma'm. It isn't a problem with Elements...

Cloud · 10-13-2008, 10:48 AM

yes, that's what I thought. Boo!

and zankuverrrymuch!

bluecuracao · 10-13-2008, 12:01 PM

If you have Acrobat, you can separate the pages of the PDF in that first.

I'm not too familiar with what Elements offers, but in regular Photoshop, you can open a PDF, and select which page you want to import...just sayin'.

Cicero · 10-13-2008, 12:09 PM

It came as a pdf. Please explain how to extract the photos separately out of the pdf. I would love to know the magic buttons. (I have been doing it wrong!)

Aren't the pages separated but the photos not? Or am I retarded...(yes I know)...

Cloud · 10-13-2008, 01:28 PM

yes, I have Acrobat. I could extract the pages, I guess. But I still think I need them in jpeg format.

I've been trying and trying to learn Photoshop Elements. It's going verrrryy sloooow!

dar512 · 10-13-2008, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

yes, I have Acrobat.

I bet what you have is Acrobat Reader. You need the Acrobat product ~$300 in order to play with pdf innards.

Cicero · 10-13-2008, 01:39 PM

http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/view...ernalId=331037

Note on page:
1 Readable images are extracted and imported into the catalog as individual files

bluecuracao · 10-13-2008, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cicero

http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/view...ernalId=331037

Note on page:
1 Readable images are extracted and imported into the catalog as individual files

So if I'm reading that chart right, PDFs can be opened through Elements, right? If so, the PDF should be workable...

What version of Elements are we talking about here? I am downloading the trial version of 6 for Mac, because now I'm dying to know what the heck is going on.

Cicero · 10-13-2008, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluecuracao

So if I'm reading that chart right, PDFs can be opened through Elements, right? If so, the PDF should be workable...

What version of Elements are we talking about here? I am downloading the trial version of 6 for Mac, because now I'm dying to know what the heck is going on.

Yes there was a hint there about the images being in the catalouge in separate files (if they are readable). The chart means yes to PDF's and if you look further down on the page it clearly mentions..pdf's.

How are you opening the file Cloud? Let's get down to the details here. Where are they saved?

Scriveyn · 10-16-2008, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluecuracao

... I am downloading the trial version of [Photoshop Elements] 6 for Mac, ...

What's the "trial" in the trial version? Does it expire? Does it have a reduced set of options/functions? Does it let you save your results? Are the saved images somehow "mangled"?

I notice you are using Mac, but perhaps you can tell: I'd like to test my self developed plugins (M$ WIN, 8bf) with the trial version. Would this work?

Thanks,
Scriveyn

bluecuracao · 10-16-2008, 06:26 PM

On the Adobe.com site, you have the option of downloading trials of what appear to be full versions of their software, which expire in 30 days if you decide not to purchase. I don't think they are limited; they just stop working after a month.

Nothing weird seems to have happened to the JPEG I saved out of Elements, although I didn't look at it that closely, or try to use it in a layout or web program or anything.

If it is a full version as it seems, I don't see why your plugins wouldn't work with it...try it out and let us know what happens!

dar512 · 10-13-2008, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

Or, do I need to ask the client to send them separately in .jpg format?

This would be the best solution.

SteveDallas · 10-13-2008, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dar512

This would be the best solution.

And when you ask for them, ask for as high a resolution as possible. "Oh, here, I saved it 600x300 to save space.... can you print me an 8x10 from it??"

Cicero · 10-13-2008, 03:17 PM

Well the whole thing sounds that stupid so far.

I was sent a TEMPLATE as a pdf the other day. Like everyone has that f'ing program.
Response:
Oh I created it in indesign. Doesn't your office have indesign or a decent design program?

Thanks for designing that so I could create it myself in a word doc for everyone...ass. Yes everyone at the office happens to be very good with indesign which is why they are all event coordinators.

10-13-2008, 10:34 AM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Need some help with Photoshop Elements if anyone is good with it. I don't know why I'm not able to "get" photos. Just dumb, I guess. I use it at work--clients send us photos. Single photos I have no problem with, but I've received several slideshow presentations from a client via email in .pdf, and I can't figure out how to work with them. I need to be able to work with the photos individually. I figured out how to import the slide show, but they appear in a lump. Can I separate them? Or, do I need to ask the client to send them separately in .jpg format? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-13-2008, 10:45 AM	#2
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	You will not be able to manipulate the pdf. unless you have the option in acrobat to screen capture it (the photos) which lowers the quality of the image. Just have them send it as a different file type and separately. Just ask for a copy of the original photos. (so quality doesn't suffer) I'm pretty sure you don't have a different graphics program on that comp right? Your instincts are correct ma'm. It isn't a problem with Elements... __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

10-13-2008, 10:48 AM	#3
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	yes, that's what I thought. Boo! and zankuverrrymuch! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-13-2008, 12:09 PM	#5
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	It came as a pdf. Please explain how to extract the photos separately out of the pdf. I would love to know the magic buttons. (I have been doing it wrong!) Aren't the pages separated but the photos not? Or am I retarded...(yes I know)... __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

10-13-2008, 01:28 PM	#6
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	yes, I have Acrobat. I could extract the pages, I guess. But I still think I need them in jpeg format. I've been trying and trying to learn Photoshop Elements. It's going verrrryy sloooow! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-13-2008, 12:01 PM	#4
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	If you have Acrobat, you can separate the pages of the PDF in that first. I'm not too familiar with what Elements offers, but in regular Photoshop, you can open a PDF, and select which page you want to import...just sayin'.

10-13-2008, 01:39 PM	#8
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/view...ernalId=331037 Note on page: 1 Readable images are extracted and imported into the catalog as individual files __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

10-16-2008, 06:26 PM	#12
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	On the Adobe.com site, you have the option of downloading trials of what appear to be full versions of their software, which expire in 30 days if you decide not to purchase. I don't think they are limited; they just stop working after a month. Nothing weird seems to have happened to the JPEG I saved out of Elements, although I didn't look at it that closely, or try to use it in a layout or web program or anything. If it is a full version as it seems, I don't see why your plugins wouldn't work with it...try it out and let us know what happens!

10-13-2008, 03:17 PM	#15
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Well the whole thing sounds that stupid so far. I was sent a TEMPLATE as a pdf the other day. Like everyone has that f'ing program. Response: Oh I created it in indesign. Doesn't your office have indesign or a decent design program? Thanks for designing that so I could create it myself in a word doc for everyone...ass. Yes everyone at the office happens to be very good with indesign which is why they are all event coordinators. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

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